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[Matthew Saltzman]

On Tue, 15 Aug 2006, Marc  wrote:

> I run FC5 on a Dell D610 latitude and the problem I have is that I have been
> unable to get it to detect my wireless and work right out of the box.  I am
> not sure what I have to do to get it to work.

What kind of card is it?

>
> I am not experienced enough to compile lots of things correctly and know
> enough about them to know that I did it correct, much less write or fix a
> driver and I haven't taken the time to know what chipset is in there.

It's hard to offer advice, then.  If it needs firmware, you may need to 
get it from Livna or from the mfgr.

>
> I am trying FC5 or 6 on a VAIO at work in the next few days.  Also just a
> personal preference - the latitudes' keyboards seem to rise a little bit
> over time, and fingers can get caught on the edges, not a linux issue of
> course but something that I avoid since it slows me down.  My next personal
> laptop will be a thinkpad, IBM sold the business to Lenovo but they are
> probably still well made.
>
> Marc
>
>
>
>
>
> On 8/15/06, Charlie McVeigh <cmcveigh at adelphia.net> wrote:
>> 
>> On Tue, 2006-08-15 at 06:43 -0700, Brian D. McGrew wrote:
>> > Morning All:
>> >
>> > I've been tasked with finding a current model notebook that will run
>> > FC3.  I've been though a couple iterations of different Dell models with
>> > no luck.
>> >
>> > Can someone recommend a current model Dell notebook that they're running
>> > FC3 on?
>> >
>> > Thanks!
>> >
>> 
>> I have no experience with Dell laptops but the following link should
>> help:
>> 
>> http://www.linux-on-laptops.com/dell.html
>> 
>> Charlie
>> 
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